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heightenest

heightenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of heighten.

Meaning of heighten

Verb

heighten (third-person singular simple present heightens, present participle heightening, simple past and past participle heightened)

  1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.
    • Black Bridge, near Machynlleth, is being heightened by one metre in a £3.6 million project to reduce delays caused by flooding.2021 June 2, “Network News: Cambrian Line bridge is raised”, in RAIL, number 932, page 23
  2. To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc.
    • to heighten beauty

Origin of heightenest

heighten + -est

Questions about heightenest

What is heightenest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heightenest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of heighten.

Words near heightenest in the dictionary

  1. heighten up
  2. heightened
  3. heightened up
  4. heightener
  5. heighteners
  6. heightenest
  7. heighteneth
  8. heightening
  9. heightening up
  10. heightenings
  11. heightens

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